[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 2 (Tuesday, January 4, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 318]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-33141]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration


Designation of Minot Grain Inspection, Inc. To Provide Official 
Class X Weighing Services

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: GIPSA is announcing the designation of Minot Grain Inspection, 
Inc. to provide official Class X weighing services under the United 
States Grain Standards Act, as amended (USGSA).

DATES: Effective Date: January 4, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Karen W. Guagliardo, Branch Chief, Review Branch, Compliance 
Division, GIPSA, USDA, STOP 3604, Room 1647-S, 1400 Independence 
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-3604.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen W. Guagliardo, 202-720-8262 or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: GIPSA reviewed this action and determined it 
not to be a rule or regulation as defined in Executive Order 12866 and 
Departmental Regulation 1512-1; therefore, the Executive Order and 
Departmental Regulation do not apply to this action.
    In the June 1, 2009, Federal Register (74 FR 26188), GIPSA 
announced the designation of Minot to provide official inspection 
services under the Act, effective July 1, 2009, and terminating June 
30, 2012. Subsequently, Minot requested GIPSA amend their designation 
to include official weighing services. Section 7A(c)(2) of the Act 
authorizes GIPSA's Administrator to designate authority to perform 
official weighing to an agency providing official inspection services 
within a specified geographic area, if such agency is qualified under 
section 7(f)(1)(A) of the Act.
    GIPSA evaluated all available information regarding the designation 
criteria in section 7(f)(1)(A) of the Act, and determined that Minot is 
qualified to provide official weighing services in their currently 
assigned geographic area. Minot's present designation is amended to 
include Class X weighing within their assigned geographic area, as 
specified in the June 1, 2009, Federal Register (74 FR 26188), 
effective January 4, 2011, and terminating June 30, 2012.
    Under section 7(g)(1) of the USGSA, designations of official 
agencies are effective for no longer than 3 years unless terminated by 
the Secretary; however, designations may be renewed according to the 
criteria and procedures prescribed in section 7(f) of the Act.

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71-87k.

J. Dudley Butler,
Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration.
[FR Doc. 2010-33141 Filed 1-3-11; 8:45 am]
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